experimental

(ek sper′ə ment'l, ik-; often, -spir′-)

adjective

  1. of or based on experience rather than on theory or authority
  2. based on, tested by, or having the nature of, experiment
  3. for the sake of experiment; designed to test
  4. tentative
  5. of or used for experiments

Origin: ME < ML experimentalis: see experiment

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See experimental in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. a. Relating to or based on experiment: experimental procedures; experimental results.
    b. Given to experimenting.
  2. Of the nature of an experiment; constituting or undergoing a test: an experimental drug.
  3. Founded on experience; empirical.

Related Forms:

  • ex·perˌi·menˈtal·ly adverb

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